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A Derbyshire farm with cosy holiday log cabins specialising in high quality disabled access is officially Britain’s countryside-based business of the year after being crowned “champion of champions” at the prestigious UK-wide Rural Business Awards 2017. At a glittering ceremony on October 5 hosted by Jules Hudson of BBC Escape to the Country fame, Hoe Grange Holidays at Brassington, near Matlock, won Best Rural Tourism Business, before going on to win the coveted overall “champion of champions” accolade after judges deemed Hoe Grange’s entry the best they received. The only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses, the awards are now in their third year and are run in partnership with the CLA and Amazon.